Fireproof vault



Jam.v 19, 1926.

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AH. s. GAsKlLL FIREPBOOF VAULT -meq may 1e, 1925 Taal! whom' 'it may concern f Improvements in Fireproof 'V}a'1`1lts,' of vvliirillV thefollowing is afspeciicat-ion.

- lire; proof-safe deposit `cellar vaults and con- 'templates-the Provi ,S1011 Qi an elongatedcas niZed iron/.land Whiohijnay be arranged v vith-4 1 Y' asndicated Aat.416. jlt'willthushenotetl that i leveled yfinolinations npjo11 the Iinner side() thecellar.WallzlO' ahdnpon'the l L'Be it knownggthat "I5 HENRY S.

far v'citizen of Y the United -Stat'esii'residing 'at' Hastings, in the countyo-fBarry. and State of Michigan, have-i1 nvent'ed' newj and lusefull This inventionrelates toV improvements in construction.

vide an inner-lining oflashestosand provide 'the Vault;Whdi-ereffarraneediii Spacdg-Ife-f,

lation thereon-land ferm heat resisting spaces? l between the doers yin3crderf that; the kpapers the inventiony furtheninclndes; the following v ,f novel i features fandgdetails -of, construction,4

y to loe,V hereinafterQm'ore"flillj ,il-kk l lustrated in the ac'companying'dravvinggand; g y l n vand'.adaptedjto bejsvvung over a? 0ke 19fr 35 Whichfhas itsgfinneri ends Inouldedfvvithinthe V- A' AIn the 'drawing' nointed out in fthe appended elaims.

1 Figura, 1 fisj a longita'ar;aiffsectiil taken through fthe vault when fclos'ed'and arranged, Within the vvall.y Y

FignreQ is a front Yelevation lof 'the','vanlt door whenv closed.. V'Figure 3 is a sectional vievvtaken vpn line e-sof'ltgure 1.1i

l1`igure 4:' isa vertical section taken onlinef' -oflilgure 3; Figure 5 1s a frag ysectienhf the vault andshowing the relative arrange-m entA of Ythe doors and l 1invge'd,m'ountings'` and locking means for the outerdoor.

Referring tothe drawing indetail; vvlierev in llike characters" off' reference denote"cor respondlng' parts, 'the' reference'.-eha1"acter l0 indicates a vvallivhieh;V Iis preferablyV formed of cement'and WhichisadaPtedlto receive and' to bejf mo'uldedftherein during the process,k or at any time, ofconstraction; k

*anV ohlongfshaped vaultll which is .prefers .the vault; and,

ollofw doei-15 awl'lieh, is prefeably-l1ed :J l tufefd betvveenftlie frontjand'rearfvvalls thereefgvsth asbestoscritheL1ikejsubstance- 70 lyinglinfthe same planejvvith 'thef'nnerjside' and easily as: lnentio ol in the 'oregoingla; 1 y This door V15 also 'includes a vvallf'lO,duingthef process of operation" and adapte te receive padlock, 2o with@ 11kt l usual vcu-toijit pOITiOngQprovided in the hasp papier-*materialamp-911th@ 'Sides and end' wall. UvArranged* spaced f intervals along the length and Within thevault 11 is one tothe inner sides ofthe vault. as at 23 and outer Walls spaced v and filled vvvith asbestos or they like and Whichv also include handles 24 111.V isquite obvious 'that alocking means V'as nsedjfer thedoor "15 is notjnecessaryffor any one vofjthe auxiliarydorsZQ Aand 'inQQfor moreauxiliaryv doors 22 vvhichar'ehinged Y fvvhich'are formedvin the same manneras the f Vdoor 15,' namely, hanzlng.y thelrV lnner` and v :arranged 'upon-the outer sides thereof vto v facilitate their vopening when it is desirous f to removeor plaeefvaluables within' the Walls Y llO.

85. nto placel and ornithelneat-nfit j order to provide means for holding the doors 22 in their proper positions for rendering the contents of the vault fire proof, I provide substantially L-shaped `cross sectionbrackets 25 which are arranged upon the top wall of the vault 1l and includeinclined spring fingers included within the auxiliaryv doors vand tensioned against the under side of the lugs 27 whereby the latterl will be normally forced upwardly and inwardly Within the inclined entrance openings 26 provided in the upper sides of the cross section substantially L-shaped brackets 25.

It will thus be noted from the foregoing description and accompanying drawing that this invention provides'a very useful, convenient and advantageous receptacle for valuables andwhich owing to its simplicityA of construction and arrangementV of parts, may be readily and easily mouldet within the cellar walls at any time in constructing the foundations ofa house and owing to its snug fitting within the walls of a cellar will forni no .projections or take up any room within a cellar, save for the hinges, hasp and padlock which would in no wayy interfere with'thestorage o'ffurniture or any like articles to be placed against the wall 10 ofthe cellar, notshown. It is manifest that owing to the spaced relation and construction of the .doors l5 and 22 respectively, that the articles contained within the vault 11 will be prevented from burning owing to the arrangement of the asbestos or non-inflammable materialV arranged within the front and rear walls of the doors and owing to the spaced relation of one or moreauxiliary doors 22, a heat resisting spaccis so yprovided as will materially check any entrance of' heat .or the like between these doors. and in any way endanger the contents ofthe vault 11;

The Vinvention is susceptible of various changes in its form, Vproportions and minor details of construction, and the right is here-in reserved to make such changes as properly fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

Having thus described my invention what is claimed is:

l. A vault of the character described having a layerof non-inflammable material arranged upon the inner sides thereof, a hollow door being filled with non-inflammable material and having its inner sides inwardly beveled and snugly fitting the inner ends of 2. A vault adapted to be placed or mou1d-, Y

ed within a wall or the like-during the process orat-any time of Construction having a layer of non-inflammable material arranged upon theinner sides thereof, the outerV edges of the vault falling short of the Ainner face of thefwall and including outwardly 4beveled portions in the wall Vand registering'the in-v ner edges ofthe vault,ia hollow door hinged to the wall and having 4*its sides beveled and snugly fitting within the correspondingly, beveled portions provided inthe wall, a plurality of Vcorrespondi'ngly constructed auxiliary doors hingedly secured at spaced'l intervals Iwithin thevault, a plurality of erosssection substantially L-shaped stops having inclinedv entrance slots therein, spring tensioned dogs arranged withinthe top walls of the auxiliary doors Aand adapted to be readily received within a. restricted beveled entrance slot provided in the Stop and locking means included upon the outer door and wall in the manner set forth. Y

` In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HENRY s. GASKILL. 

